Papua New Guinea has been in the grip of foreign exchange shortages and rationing for the last six...
Category - PNG
In PNG, women’s economic autonomy goes with income, but not with...
Women’s empowerment is a key issue in PNG. However, there is still limited PNG-based evidence on...
COVID-19 and the haus krai
Papua New Guinea’s COVID-19 situation is worsening. As vaccines arrive, PNG battles disinformation...
Worldview pluralism: part 2 – COVID-19 implications
When we started researching violent accusations of witchcraft and sorcery in Papua New Guinea in...
Fisticuffs at Jacksons – addressing conflicts between rival...
The very public confrontation between two private security firms at Port Moresby’s Jacksons...
Worldview pluralism: part 1 – sorcery accusations
Sorcery accusation related violence (SARV) is a serious problem in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and in...
Social media “bullshit” threatens control of COVID-19 outbreak...
A PNG Member of Parliament died from COVID-19 this week, but it still wasn’t enough to convince...
Booming business, absent government in the Sepik
Last month, I headed home to Lumi via Wewak on the Sepik Highway, a 13-hour rough and bumpy ride...
COVID-19 and other food shocks facing PNG
COVID-19 has impacted urban and rural households throughout Papua New Guinea (PNG). Looking ahead...
Parliamentary fragmentation in PNG: is it getting worse?
Papua New Guinea has many parties in parliament. PNG’s average of 19.6 parties elected at each...